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I Sell Guns

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I Sell Guns

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[from the hollywood show 1/25/97, this was actually the second part of a half-hour long version of "vent." all vocals by tricky.]

And i don't wanna say "jew"

Cos i've a [poor piece of paper]

But i think i can say what i want

Cos i am what i am

Cos i am what i am

I can say anything

I don't need to write chorus and verses

Making some cash

Making some purses

And i'll make money

For the money

To go on

Make some money

Make some guns

Make some bombs

Make some guns

Make some bombs

You know how we like it

You know how we [zoo]

You know how we like it

It's like, uhm, i make a money

For the money

For the money

To go on and make some money

Make some guns

Make some bombs

You know how we like it

You know how we [zoo]

I'll make a money

For the money

For the money

To go on and make some money

Make some guns

Make some bombs

You know how we like it

You know how we [zoo]

You know how we like it

You know how we [zoo]

I don't sell records

I sell guns

I sell guns

For the funds

I don't sell records

I sell guns

I sell guns

For the funds

I don't sell records

I sell guns

I sell guns

For the funds

It's a corporate company is

Keepin' us company

I do as they say

And i stay alive

[help me] survive

[the pure ghetto of the beasts]

They're sacred and obese

They go to mexico

It's like, uhm, i'm making money

For the money

To go on and make some money

Make some guns

Make some bombs

Make some guns

Make some bombs

You know how we like it

You know how we [zoo]

I'm makin'

Money for you

So you can kill a jew

So you can kill a asian

So you can kill my radio station

So you can kill a energy

And kill my enemy

And kill a energy

And kill my enemy

I'm makin'money for you

So you can kill a jew

So you can kill a asian

Kill my radio station

Yo kill my energy

And kill my enemy

And kill a asian

Kill my radio station

It's like

I'll make a money

For the money

To go on make some money

Make some guns

Make some bombs

You know how we like it

You know how we [zoo]

You know how we like it

You know how we [zoo]

You know how we like it

You know how we [zoo]

I'm making money for you

I'm making money for you

You're gonna

Kill my energy

Kill my enemy

Kill my energy

Kill my enemy

Kill my energy

Kill my enemy

It's a

Kill a asian

To kill my radio station

To kill my energy

To kill my enemy

To kill my energy x6

Energy

Kill my energy

Kill the asian

Kill my radio station

Kill the asian

Kill my radio station

I don't sell records

I sell guns

I sell guns for the funds

I sell guns

I sell guns for the funds

I'm makin' money, for the money, for the money to go on

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